WEBINAR: Medical Marijuana in Mississippi Workplace
MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN THE MISSISSIPPI WORKPLACE:
How Employers Should Navigate Evolving Guidance and Best Practices
Presented by: Armin Moeller & Ashley Cannady
Thursday, January 28 | 12:00 pm
FREE WEBINAR
This 30 minute presentation will explain medical marijuana; those who will be certified to prescribe or treat individuals with medical marijuana and for what conditions; the dates by which the Mississippi Department of Health must adopt rules and regulations to implement the distribution, prescription and treatment of individuals prescribed medical marijuana; the impact on employers, employees and others on employer’s premises; the impact on employer drug testing programs and restrictions on controlled substances use; the impact on Mississippi drug testing law; and handling marijuana impairment and addiction cases.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- Understand by whom and for what medical marijuana may be prescribed for your employees
- Understand the limitations of traditional drug testing and the need for real time objective determination of impairment by supervisors and others trained to do so
- Recognize that an employer’s duty to provide premises/a workplace free of recognized hazards to employees and others has not changed
- Be prepared to deal with potential impairment and addiction situations in greater numbers than previously experienced
REGISTER HERE! https://balch.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0zTW7-RHQrSMh65JENEJUQ